Contact Information
801 S. Wright Street
Room 222 Coble Hall
M/C 481
Champaign, IL 61820
Room 222 Coble Hall
M/C 481
Champaign, IL 61820
Research Associate
Associate Director, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (UIUC)
Biography
Kasia Szremski has served as the Associate Director for the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies since 2016. As Associate Director, Kasia oversees the Center's academic and public outreach programing and teaches Introduction to Latin American Studies (Summer) and Archaeology Field School in Peru (Summer). She holds a PhD in anthropology and has an ongoing research project in Peru focused on Chancay archaeology.
Education
2015. Ph.D. Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
2009. MA, Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
2005. B.A. Anthropology, University of Chicago
Grants
- 2022 Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies awards from the Department of Education, $2,242,811. Co-written with Gisela Sin.
- 2021 National Endowment for the Humanities Museums for Americas Grant: Andean Gallery Reinstallation Project, $200,000. Co-written with Allyson Purpura.
- 2020 Institute for Museum and Library Services Museums for America Grant: Ancient Andean Art Gallery Reinstallation, $250,000. Co-written with Allyson Purpura.
- 2020 CO+RE Initiative Grant: Illinois Maya Initiative, $20,000 year 1, $30,000 year 2.
- 2019 Tinker Foundation Research Collaborative Grant, Co-written with Andrew Orta, $87,000.
- 2018 Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Arts and Humanities: Collaborative Reinstallation of the Ancient Andean collections at Krannert Art Museum. $145,000. Co-written with Allyson Purpura and Jon Sydl.
Courses Taught
- LAST 170: Que Pasa in Latin America? Introductory course for Latin American and Caribbean Studies major and minor. Semesters taught: Fall 2023 (in person), Summer 2021 (asynchronous online), Summer 2020 (asynchronous online).
- LAST 395: Archaeology Field School in Peru. Faculty-led, short-term study abroad course. Semesters taught: Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2022.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (UIUC)